Mexican Feather Grass

Beardtongue

About Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue

Mexican Feather Grass

Beardtongue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA200

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-105-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11 - 4

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

No Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

50.80 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

55.90 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Tan

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Requires little pruning

Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

Not Available

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NASSELLA tenuissima

PENSTEMON cobaea

7.2 Common Name

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

Beardtongue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Feather Grass

Beardtongue

7.2.2 In German

Mexikanische Federgras

Bartfaden

7.2.3 In French

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

beardtongue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pluma hierba mexicana

beardtongue

7.2.5 In Greek

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

Beardtongue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Pena Relva

Beardtongue

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Feather trawy

Beardtongue

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Pluma Grass

ursus lingua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Nassella

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Stipeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

116261

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue

Wondering what are the properties of Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue? We provide you with everything About Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue. Mexican Feather Grass doesn't have thorns and Beardtongue doesn't have thorns. Also Mexican Feather Grass does not have fragrant flowers. Mexican Feather Grass has allergic reactions like Not Available and Beardtongue has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue

Season and care of Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue is important to know. While considering everything about Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Mexican Feather Grass season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Beardtongue season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Mexican Feather Grass is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Beardtongue is Loam while the PH of soil for Mexican Feather Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Beardtongue is Neutral, Alkaline.

Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue Physical Information

Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm whereas Beardtongue height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue are as follows:

Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green
Beardtongue flower color: White and Purple
Beardtongue leaf color: Green

Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue

Care of Mexican Feather Grass and Beardtongue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning and Beardtongue pruning is done Remove damaged leaves. In summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Beardtongue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.